Alissa from Denver writes, “What’s driving you crazy? What are these posts? In the what feels like 15 years of construction on Wadsworth between 35 and 36th, these popped up over a year ago but nothing has been done other than these posts. Would love to know what these are.”
You can see a picture I took from last week of the poles Alissa is talking about below.
The City of Wheat Ridge is the lead in reconstructing Wadsworth Boulevard between 35th and I-70. Since the project started four years ago in November of 2021, the city has rebuilt the roadway, added continuous flow intersections (CFI) at both 38th Avenue and 44th Avenue, added and improved the sidewalks and added a bike/pedestrian path from 35th to the Clear Creek Trail.
As part of the pre-construction activity, a noise analysis was conducted for several preexisting or under development multi-family properties. Eligible properties were given the option to have a sound wall installed if it would provide a measurable benefit but of all the properties that were asked, only Morning Side Retirement Community that sits east of Wadsworth and north of 35th Avenue chose to have a wall installed. The noise analysis indicated that a 20-foot wall was needed to provide the necessary benefit to the apartment complex…